Fob seal
Category
Jewellery
Date
1800
Materials
Gold, gold plate, garnet, agate, rock crystal, citrine, sardonyx, hair.
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288873
Summary
Group of Lady's miniature gold fob seals, c. 1800. Comprising seven various small gold scrolling and fluted seals individually mounted with a polished gem base including examples in garnet, agate, rock crystal, citrine and one with a sardonyx intaglio engraved to depict a putto astride a lion, together with a Georgian gold hinged hair locket; all suspended from a Georgian gold serpent split ring.
Provenance
Transferred to the National Trust by the Treasury in lieu of CTT in 1985 with an endowment provided by the NHMF.